[Jewelry making - Article 00080] - [Orchid] Brightening up complex silver items

[Silverspotstudio]

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Hi Loren,

    I'm so far behind that I doubt that anyone will even remember this
    thread by now, but I wondered if baking soda might be the solution
    to your problem (if you still want to remove, rather than darken, the
    oxidization). I've used baking soda to clean some severely tarnished
    pieces, with beautiful results. I love the satiny, intensely white
    finish it helps to produce. Sometimes, I'll finish the tight corners
    of a matte-finished piece with baking soda and water on a toothpick
    chucked into the Foredom. 

    I'd try "tumbling" the shirt in a large cylindrical container--maybe
    one of those newfangled plastic coffee tubs--with a whole box of dry
    baking soda. Just put it all in there, tape the lid on, and then
    kick it back and forth across the floor with your friends, or try
    rolling it down a hill for more exercise. (I don't know whether this
    is true, but I've heard that rusty chainmail was cleaned in the old
    days by rolling it down a hill in a barrel full of sand.) If it
    doesn't work dry, try it wet. 

    Whether you decide to oxidize or de-oxidize your shirt, please let us
    know when and where we can see photos of it! From what I've seen of
    your work, I'm sure it will cause lots of drooling :)

Cheers,

Jessee Smith
www.silverspotstudio.com
Cincinnati, OH


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